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  badlands > July 25th, 2023, 12:36 AM

  All this hype about Barbie movie, why isn’t there women roles about real heroes in history? 
  
  Wouldn’t Ana de Armes from Blonde be a good choice for Harriet Beecher Stowe, Nicole Kidman or Jodie Foster as Doctor Elizabeth Blackwell, first female doctor or Cassie David from Umbrella Academy as Florence Nighgale.

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  Michael > July 26th, 2023, 03:56 PM

  Hollywood has kind of moved on from historical women heroes. I remember watching The Unsinkable Molly Brown when I was a kid. While not historically accurate, it is based on the life of a Titanic survivor.
  
  And then there is the Helen Keller story, which has been remade a few times. And I recently saw parts of Miss Potter, starring Renee Zellweger (based on the life of Beatrix Potter). I'm not sure how well-received that was.
  
  I'm not a big fan of bio films so I'm sure there have been others. But I think the most memorable films are more likely to sensationalize a story than be faithful to history.
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